Folding bed for automobiles



July 22 1924. 1,502,498

C. E. DAVIS FOLDINGBED FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Feb. 2, 1922 2 sheets-sheer 1 July 22. 1924. 1,502,498

c. E. DAVIS FOLDING BED FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Feb.`2, 1922 2 sheets-sheen 2 Patented July 22, l924 I STATE CHARLES E. DAVIS, or BEND, OREGON, AssIGNoaToHANDY AUTO BED: COMPANY, INC., or BEND, onEofoN, a CORPORATION OE oDEGoN.

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Application liled February 2, 1922. Serial No. 533,560.

T all whom t may concer/ft Be it known that I, CHARLES E. DAvis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bend, in the county of 'Deschutes and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding "Beds for Automobiles; and l do hereby` declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as' will enable others skilled in the art to which it'appertains to malte and use thesame.

yThis invention relates to new and useful improvements in rfolding beds for automobile tourists, and has for its primary object l5 the provision of a device that may beeasily and quickly applied to the ruiming board of an automobile Yandwhen unfolded will form a comfortable rest for one or more persons with the running board acting as a support for one end of the device, and when folded will occupy a small space and may be employed as a luggage carrier if desired, or may be removed from the vrunning board fand stored within the automobile.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a folding bed of the Uabove stated character which will be simple, durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low 3o cost.

With these and other objectsfinvi'ew as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. Y g

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference-is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings,

in which: f

Figure 1 is a top plan view, illustrating a folding bed applied to an automobile and constructed in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional-view,

illustrating the bed,

, Figure 3 is an end view `illustrating in dotted lines the `device in a folded positionv on the running board, K Y ,f

Figure 4 is a side view illustrating the device folded and forming a luggage carrier on the running board,

Figure 5 is a view illustrating the device folded and `removed from the running board.

Referring in detail rto the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a folding frame which has one rend l supported by being detachably secured to the running 'board 2 of an auto# mobile 3 by clamps 1. The vframe 1 is further supported by ypairs of foldable legs 5, whereby the 'frame will maintain a position inV horizontal alinement with the running board when in use as a bed. A bed forming member '6 has one of its ends secured to one of the ends of the frame 1 and its other end secured to clamps 4 employed for attaching the frame to the running board. The bed forming member 6 is preferably constructed o'f fabric and is supported intermediate its ends Aby means of coil springs 8 that are 'attached to the side membersY of the frame 1 by rings`9'. 1f desired, amatt'ress may be placed on the bed forming member 6 to render ythe device more comfortable to the user,

The folding frame comprises side members 10, eachincluding sections 11 and 12 that have their adjacent ends connectedY to T- shaped elements 13 which are inturnl connected to T-shaped elements 14 carried by or connected to a transversely extending bar 15 and the 'Ishaped elements 14 also have one pair of legs 5 attached thereto. The sections 11'constitute extensions of ASection 12 and are disposed ina plane above the sect-ions 12 and are connected to the T-shapedxelei'nents 13 by L-shapedelements 16. The sections 11 and 12 and the L-shaped elements are preferably constructed from pipes having threaded connection withV each other. The L-shap'ed elements rare threaded to the T- shapedr elements 13 so that the sections 11 maybe swungparallel with the transverse bar 15 whenfdesiring to fold the device; The sections 1:2, owing to the T-shaped elements 13 having separate connections with the T-shaped elements 11i, may be swung parallel with the bar 15. The legs '5 connected .to the T-shaped elements .111, are preferably constructedof rpipes threaded intofL-shaped elements 17 that have threaded connection with the T-shaped elements 111 to permit the legsto be moved into folded or extended position as desired. The other ends of the sections 11A are threaded to T-shaped elements 18to which the other pair of legs are connected. The last named pair of legs arey constructed from pipes through openings in the clamps 4. The

clamps 4 are of substantially U-shape adapted to be positioned over the outer edge of the running board and secured to said running board by set screws 22. The clamps are preferably constructed of channel iron and one of their arm portions is provided with spaced notches 23 adapted to receive the ends of a rod 24 that has the other end of the bed forming member 6 secured thereto. By having a series of notches it permits the rod 24 to be adjusted along the clamps for the purpose of placing the desired tension on the bed forming member 6 when in a bed forming position. Also it will be realized that the entire structure may be raised from elements 21 as pivots or an axis thus providing slack in element so that when the frame isthus raised, the rod 24 may be more readily engaged in notches 23. When the frame is lowered, element 6 will be stretched or tensioned from end to end.

To fold the device upon the running board for the purpose of forming a luggage carrier, the rod 2O is detached from the T- shaped element 18 and the legs connected to said element are swung in parallelism with the sections 11 and said sections are turned in parallelism with the transverse bar 15. The sections 12 are then swung upwardly or into a vertical position upon the running board so that luggage may be placed between the side of the automobile and the bed forming element and be prevented from dislodging from the automobile during transit. The pair of legs connected to the T-shaped elements 14 may be swung in parallelism with the connection between the sections 11 and the bar 15 for the purpose of preventing any part of the device from protruding beyond the outer edge of the running board ofthe automobile. VIf not desiring to employ the device as a luggage carrier, the device may be easily and quickly removed from the ruiming board by detaching Athe s clamps from the ruiming board and to store the device in the automobile, the device is first folded in a manner heretofore described and after the folding of the sections 11 in parallelism with the bar 15, the sect-ions 12 are swung in parallelism with'the bar 15.

Vfliile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will. be understood that minor changesin provide a bed frame, the extension means having its component parts foldable into compact relation to the said section whereby the said section in an upstanding position may form a luggage carrier, and a bed forming element including means normally maintaining the component parts of said eXtension means in bed forming relation.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame having a section adapted for disposition in an upstanding position relative to a running board to form a luggage carrier, extension means for the frame having parts in'foldable relation to the said section in the said position, said section and said extension means being movable'to substantially a horizontal position, a bed-forming element to cooperate with said section and extension means in the substantially horizontal position, said bed-forming element having means cooperating with the parts of the extension means to maintain them in bed-frame relation and against folding, and means engageable with the ground to support the said section and extension mea-ns in said substantially horizontal position.

3. A folding bed for automobile tourists comprising a collapsible frame, bed forming elements yieldably secured to said frame intermediate its ends and having one end'detachably secured to one end of the frame, clamps secured to the other end of the frame, means adjustably securing the other end of the bed forming element to said clamps, means securing said clamps to the running board of an automobile, and collapsible legs carried by the frame.

4. A device of the class described including attaching means, side members, each sideV member consisting of a rear section and a forward section pivoted together, the rear sections .being pivoted Vto said attaching,

means for raising and lowering movement, the forward sections being foldable in substantial parallelism transversely of the device, abed-forming means havingV detachable connection with the forward sections, means carried by the bed-forming element engageable with the attaching means when the forward and rear section are in raised position and whereby said bed formingelement will be tensioned as said forward and rear sections are lowered.

5. A device of the class described including side members, each side member consisting of a rear section 'and a forward section pivoted to the rear section, said forward sections being foldable into substantial parallelism transversely of the device, and foldable bed-forming means associated with the forward sections to normally vprevent folding thereof.

6. A device of the class described including side members, each side member consisting of a rear section and a forward section pivoted together, a bar connecting the rear sections, said forward sections being foldable into substantial parallelism with said bar, legs for said sect-ions, and foldable bedforming means associated with the forward sections to normally prevent folding thereof.

7. A device of the class described including attaching clamps, side members, each side member consisting of a rear section and a forward section pivoted together, said rear sections being Apivoted to said attaching clamps for raising and lowering movement, a bar connecting the rear sections, Vthe forward sections being foldable into substantial parallelism with said bar, a bed-forming means having a rod detachably connected to the forward sections, said attaching clamps havingr notches, means carried by the bedforming element to engage said notches when the forward and rear sections are raised, whereby said bed-forming element will be tensioned as said forward and rear sections are lowered, and legs for the forward and rear sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. DAVIS.

Witnesses PAUL C. KING, ELEANOR BECHEN., 

